# 2011–12 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Tony Harvey, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Tigers finished the season 15–18 overall and 12–6 in SWAC conference play. They lost in the final of the 2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament 71–69 to Mississippi Valley State.

## Roster

2011–12 Texas Southern men's basketball team :
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Patrick Onwenu | Guard | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2 | Dexter Ellington | Guard | 6–1 | 173 | Junior | Cuthbert, Georgia |
| 3 | Daniel King | Forward | 6–8 | 199 | Senior | Panama City, Panama |
| 4 | Fred Sturdivant | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Junior | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 5 | Omar Strong | Guard | 5–9 | 176 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 11 | Lawrence Johnson-Danner | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 12 | DaQuan Joyner | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Senior | Goldsboro, North Carolina |
| 15 | D'Angelo Scott | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| 20 | Jabari Peters | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 23 | Keithrick Denson | Guard | 6–7 | 227 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 25 | Timothy Price | Forward | 6–11 | 210 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 32 | Aaron Clayborn | Forward | 6-6 | 215 | Sophomore | Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| 34 | Madarious Gibbs | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | Newnan, Georgia |
| 44 | Myles Loving | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 11, 2011* 9:00 pm | at No. 12 Baylor | L 57-77 | 0–1 | Ferrell Center (7,359) Waco, TX |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | W 66-49 | 1-1 | H&PE Arena (1,103) Houston, TX |
| November 18, 2011* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Michigan State Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | L 41-76 | 1–2 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| November 20, 2011* 4:00 pm | at Milwaukee Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational | L 38-73 | 1–3 | UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,531) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 26, 2011* 6:00 pm | at IUPUI | L 55-74 | 1–4 | IUPUI Gymnasium (774) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 29, 2011* 6:00 pm | at Ball State | L 53-64 | 1–5 | Worthen Arena (2,906) Muncie, IN |
| December 3, 2011* 5:00 pm | at Denver | L 46-62 | 1–6 | Magness Arena (2,790) Denver, CO |
| December 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Northwestern | L 51-81 | 1–7 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,905) Evanston, IL |
| December 19, 2011* 8:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 61-85 | 1–8 | Moby Arena (2,585) Fort Collins, CO |
| December 22, 2011* 8:00 pm | at Colorado | L 51-56 | 1–9 | CU Events Center (4,621) Boulder, CO |
| December 27, 2011* 7:00 pm, FOXCS | at Saint Louis | L 39-71 | 1–10 | Chaifetz Arena (8,044) St. Louis, MO |
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 49-77 | 1–11 | Bud Walton Arena (12,973) Fayetteville, AR |
| SWAC regular season |||||
| January 3, 2012* 8:00 pm | Alcorn State | W 87-52 | 2-11 (1-0) | H&PE Arena (358) Houston, TX |
| January 5, 2012 8:00 pm | Southern | W 63-57 | 3-11 (2-0) | H&PE Arena (1,008) Houston, TX |
| January 7, 2012 6:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 84-49 | 4-11 (3-0) | H&PE Arena (2,187) Houston, TX |
| January 14, 2012 5:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 61-57 | 5-11 (4-0) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,535) Grambling, LA |
| January 16, 2012 8:00 pm | at Jackson State | L 51-54 | 5-12 (4-1) | Williams Assembly Center (715) Jackson, MS |
| January 21, 2012 4:30 pm | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 69-55 | 6-12 (5-1) | H&PE Arena (1,231) Houston, TX |
| January 23, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Mississippi Valley State | L 69-77 $^{OT}$ | 6-13 (5-2) | H&PE Arena (1,412) Houston, TX |
| January 28, 2012 5:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | W 73-61 | 7-13 (6-2) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,278) Normal, AL |
| January 30, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Alabama State | L 59-66 $^{OT}$ | 7-14 (6-3) | Dunn-Oliver Acadome (4,518) Montgomery, AL |
| February 4, 2012 7:30 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 67-73 | 7-15 (6-4) | William Nicks Building (5,400) Prairie View, TX |
| February 11, 2012 4:30 pm | Grambling State | W 72-54 | 8-15 (7-4) | H&PE Arena (854) Houston, TX |
| February 13, 2012 8:00 pm | Jackson State | W 64-57 | 9-15 (8-4) | H&PE Arena (856) Houston, TX |
| February 18, 2012 7:00 pm | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 84-65 | 10-15 (9-4) | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,782) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 20, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Mississippi Valley State | L 53-56 | 10-16 (9-5) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,908) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 25, 2012 4:30 pm | Alabama State | W 67-59 | 11-16 (10-5) | H&PE Arena (1,102) Houston, TX |
| February 27, 2012 8:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 69-59 | 12-16 (11-5) | H&PE Arena (2,301) Houston, TX |
| March 1, 2012 7:00 pm | at Alcorn State | W 54-51 | 13-16 (12-5) | Davey Whitney Complex (200) Lorman, MS |
| March 3, 2012 4:00 pm | at Southern | L 54-56 | 13-17 (12-6) | F. G. Clark Center (2,024) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| March 7, 2012 12:30 pm | vs. Alabama A&M Quarterfinal | W 75-62 | 14-17 | Curtis Culwell Center Garland, TX |
| March 9, 2012 2:30 pm | vs. Alcorn State Semifinal | W 60-55 | 15-17 | Curtis Culwell Center Garland, TX |
| March 10, 2012 7:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Mississippi Valley State Final | L 69-71 | 15-18 | Curtis Culwell Center Garland, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||

## Statistical Leaders

Points :
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Omar Strong | 410 |
| 2 | Fred Sturdivant | 285 |
| 3 | Dexter Ellington | 203 |
Rebounds :
| Rank | Player | Rebounds |
| 1 | Fred Sturdivant | 178 |
| 2 | Aaron Clayborn | 112 |
| 3 | DaQuan Joyner | 95 |
Assists :
| Rank | Player | Assists |
| 1 | Madarious Gibbs | 61 |
| 2 | Dexter Ellington | 58 |
| 3 | Omar Strong | 51 |